Embroidered Christmas Stocking — Woodland Animals

I decided to take my own advice and make a stocking using Lois Lenski’s illustrations from Christmas Stories. One tree design and a few other elements were used for the embroidery; the animals and the name were tinted with colored pencils. I just noticed in the photo that my squirrel looks like he’s leaning backwards — oh well. The main fabric is an old khaki twill skirt of mine, and it’s lined with a vintage postage stamp cheater print. The vintage candy striped binding just arrived in the mail as a bonus with several other items I ordered from the Etsy shop of my friend, Patty (she always throws in a bunch of extra goodies for me), and I think it’s the perfect finishing touch for Aaron’s stocking. Thank you, Patty!

11 comments on “Embroidered Christmas Stocking — Woodland Animals”

How adorable, Martha. Will the colored pencil remain after washing (or maybe it’s a piece that probably won’t get washed?)? How do you mark the pattern on the fabric? I love the embroidery patterns you share and think they would be great to do when riding in the car with my husband driving but I don’t know to transfer the pattern to fabric.